Mark Steele, from the Vale of Evesham, needs a clear 48 hours to harvest his bread-making wheat, but at the moment it is raining about every 24 hours.

Mr Steele fears he will miss the opportunity for harvesting his crop as the more it rains, the more the goodness in the grain is washed away.

He says he can sell it for other purposes, but for a lower price.

And, with the yield also being lower his annual income could be drastically affected.

Mr Steele told BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester: "The wheat is ripe, it's ready, but unfortunately we cannot get out there to cut it.

"The rain is being very persistent this year. We are not getting the normal breaks we expect.

"We need a slot of 48 hours in order to start harvesting."